It's not that the police _won't_ investigate; it's that the punishment isn't enough deterrent. "We can only give them a citation, and the thieves know that, so

It's not that the police _won't_ investigate; it's that the punishment isn't enough deterrent. "We can only give them a citation, and the thieves know that, so they don't care," said officer Pete McLaughlin (retired) to me. Admittedly, this was in regards to stealing bikes and not into breaking cars, but I suspect the punishment is the same.